Build me a platform, high in the trees, so
I may see the water
20x13x1, 2017
Wood, paper, string, data

The piece is about four different flooding
events that have impacted Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina. In each of
these events, the flood arrived differently. During Katrina, the water
came in form of a quickly, rising rushing river. In August 2016, it arrived
softly, persistently over 2 day period  drip after drip, bringing
over 2 feet of water. In the Mississippi Delta, the flood comes even more
quietly, through the interplay of slowly rising seas and the sinking of
the wetlands. The recent Mississippi River flooding is a continuation
of a long history of river cresting since the early days of levees building.
Using weather data from each of these events, these four narratives build
the visual drama of this piece. Underlying it all, is another visual narrative
that asks how we will we come to terms with increased flooding events.